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Persecution of Christians is rising in Africa

Open Doors has released its 2020 World Watch List (WWL), a list that is compiled every year of the top 50 countries in the world where it is most difficult to live as a Christian. One of the biggest surprises and worries of this year’s list is the increase of persecution in Africa, and how Islamic extremism and intolerance is spreading across African countries.

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